Crime

Convicted sex offender charged with molestation

A Lake Charles man previously convicted of indecent behavior with a juvenile and oral sexual battery now stands ...

Crime

Appeals court: Conviction in DeRidder kidnapping, murder stands

The life sentence for a man convicted of kidnapping and killing 26-year-old Jimmie Box Jr. in 2020 will ...

Business

Economist: SW La. economic forecast will depend on the election

Economist Loren C. Scott was in Lake Charles at the Southwest Louisiana Entrepreneurial and Economic Development Center SEED ...

Crime

10/2: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Kerry Lamont Johnson, 52, 624 S. Goodman Road No. ...

Crime

BREAKING: Former DeRidder mayor indicted

Former DeRidder Mayor Misty Roberts Clanton, 42, was indicted on Tuesday afternoon. Clanton was arrested on Aug. 1. ...

State News

Landry plans to call third special session to overhaul state’s tax system

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry says that he plans to call the Legislature into a special session in November, ...

Local News

The Pryce name — and what it stood for — remembered in SW La.

Three generations of Pryce men and their families left an indelible mark on Lake Charles. Joyce Sonnier from ...

Local News

Construction fines for construction education

Some of the classrooms at the Calcasieu Parish Career and Technical Education Center will soon have new equipment, ...

Local News

Jim Beam column:Louisiana needs solar energy

Solar farms have become a controversial topic in many parts of the country, including Calcasieu Parish. Many of ...

Crime

10/1: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Edward Matthew Gore Jr., 45, 4200 Maplewood Drive. No. ...

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